Shoe for bridges



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G.. S. SEAMAN. SHOE FOR BRIDGES..

No. 517,938. Patented Apr. 10, 1894.,

UNITED STATE PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE s. SEAMAN, OF ALVARADO, TEXAS.

SHOE FOR-BRIDGES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 517,938, datedApril-19, 1894.

Application filed November 29, 1893. Serial No. 492,868. (No model.)

. and to provide a simple and inexpensive one,

which will securely hold the foot of an inclined brace, rafter, strut orthe like to a horizontal, perpendicular or otherwise positioned girder,sill, or the like.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and pointed out in the claim hereto appended.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a side elevation showing a shoe constructedin accordance with this invention, and shown applied. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail perspectiveview of the shoe.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

l designates a shoe, constructed preferably of cast metal or othersuitable material, and consisting of a'flat plate or base 2, adapted torest upon a girder, sill, or other timber 3, and a flange arranged atthe front end of the base or plate 2 and disposed transversely thereofand located perpendicular thereto. The shoe is adapted to receive thefoot 5 of A an inclined brace, rafter, or strut 6, which fits againstthe outer face of the base or plate 2 and the inner side of thetransverse flange 4..

The foot of the brace 6 is secured against lateral movement by avertically disposed tapering wedge-shaped projection 6, arranged on theinner face of the transverse flange 4; and adapted to engage the foot ofthe brace. The projection is formed integral with the shoe, and by beingwedge-shaped is adapted to embed itself readily into the brace.

The shoe is provided on its bottom with an integral dependinglongitudinal flange 7, which is perforated to form ears, and which isadapted to receive bolts 8 passed through the girder or sill 3. Theparts are further secured together by a vertical bolt 10, which isarranged in a perforation 11 of the shoe and which passes through boththe brace and the girder or sill.

Itwill be seen that the shoe is simple and comparatively inexpensive inconstruction, and that it is strong and durable and capable of securelyholding the meeting ends of braces, struts, girders, sills and the like.

Changes in the form, .proportion and the minor details of constructionmay be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificingany of the advantages of this invention.

What Iclaim is A shoe for bridges and the like, comprising a base orplate provided on its bottom with a longitudinal flange, perforated toform ears and adapted to receive bolts, and an outward extendingtransverse flange arranged at the front of the base or plate andprovided on its inner face with an integral wedge-shaped projection,substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signaturein the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE S. SEAMAN.

Witnesses:

H. J. MOOATHREN, M. H. GAVIN.

